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Rapper/actor Mos Def will have some legendary shoes to fill as the newest cast member of the upcoming film Cadillac Man. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the entertainer will play revered rock ...

Mos Def came to his latest role with only the most basic gloss on the character: He is, he was told, a journalist from outer space. “My first thought was Edward R. Murrow,” recalls the svelte, ...

Rapper/actor Mos Def has signed on to star in “Something the Lord Made,” a true story based on a black lab technician and a white surgeon who were pioneers in heart surgery.Mos Def will star as Vivien ...

Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in Sony BMG's "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. By Leslie SImmons, The Associated Press Rapper-actor Mos Def will ...

Like Mary J. Blige and First Lady Michelle Obama’s math and science initiatives, rapper/ actor Mos Def and neo-soul singer Goapele want to make math and science discovery appealing to kids of color.

The actor-hip hop artist has finalized a deal for a multi-episode arc on the sixth season of the Showtime thriller. By Marisa Guthrie Mos Def has finalized a deal for a multi-episode arc on the sixth ...

Although a jury convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism earlier this week, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice system promises. “We ...

Rapper-actor Mos Def has inked a deal to guest star in the upcoming sixth season of 'Dexter.' The hip-hop renaissance man will appear in a multi-episode arc on the Showtime thriller. Mos Def, who has ...

It seems that Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. label roster is continuing to grow. In addition to the recent signing of Pusha T and The Clipse, Ye has also added rapper/actor Mos Def to the super roster of ...

Picture: Mos Def and Bryant Gumbel New York Premiere of 'Cadillac Records' at AMC Loews - Arrivals New York City, USA - 01.12.08 Rapper/actor Mos Def has been landed with a $60,000 (GBP40,000) lawsuit ...

Brooklyn lyricist/actor Mos Def has always been known for being original, but now the MC is finding himself on the other end of a lawsuit. Turkish composer Selda Bagcan is suing Mos for sampling her ...